The cancer diagnosis of Catherine, Princess of Wales came as a huge shock for her and her family, as well as the people of Britain and everyone who adores the royal family.
During the hard times she has been going through and the diagnosis she needed to face, Kate and William tried to protect their three children as much as possible.
Experts believe that the timing Kate chose to post the video in which she opened up of her health state, Friday, 6 pm, wasnât a coincidence. In fact, the reason was believed to be that their childrenâs school had closed by that time and they wouldnât immediately face questions about it from their friends.
âGeorge is ten now and canât be shielded from any of this now,â a palace source told the Times. âOnce itâs at the school gate and in the school playground, he wonât be able to avoid it.â
According to King Charlesâ former butler Grant Harrold, Kate and William chose a different approach for each of the children when they shared the news of her cancer with them. He believes that the couple most likely âsugarcoatedâ her health issues when they broke the news to Prince Louis.
âIâm sure it was a very difficult and very different conversation between children,â Grant Harrold told the NY Post. âFor instance, for Louis, Iâm sure the conversation was more sugarcoated than it was with George and Charlotte.â
The former butler continued, âThe older children can understand more, so Iâd imagine it was a little more frank but undoubtedly staying positive, which is so important.
âThatâs why when you now look at the picture of Kate with her three children, it brings a tear to your eye. For any mother to have that conversation is huge and you can imagine Charlotte and George are going to be good supports for her.â
He added that Louis is too young to understand her momâs condition.
âItâs a tricky one. Iâm sure the children will be handling it as any kids would be expected to handle it, but I think their parents are very good at being calm and collected, and I think that will rub off on the children,â he told the NY Post.
During Easter break, the children will spend their time at Anmer Hall at the Sandringham Estate with their parents where they would have fun egg hunting.
As Sandringham is also one of King Charlesâ favorite places, it is certain that he and Camilla have spent some time with Kate and William there.
While Charles receives treatments for his cancer in London, it is his dear wife that fulfills most of the royal duties, and it is safe to say that sheâs been greatly praised for that.
Speaking of the current role Queen Camilla has taken upon herself, royal expert Angela Levin said Camilla is âholding the royal family up.â
âI mean, to wait till youâre 73 is a long time before you can take the crown. I think obviously, at his age, itâs very difficult, but heâs very determined, and heâs only really just started to be king,â Levin said while appearing on GB News. âSupporting him very much, absolutely by his side, is Queen Camilla, who is going to all the engagements that they would have gone to together on her own.â
âAnd so that way he will feel itâs still moving, itâs still running, and they can discuss it and talk about it. And I think thatâs marvelous. I mean, she is holding the Royal Family up and being strong. If you imagine 30 years ago, people were saying the whole Royal Family would absolutely disintegrate, and she would be of no use.â
Although it is known that Camilla doesnât want to be under the spotlight, sheâs doing an excellent job while meeting with the public.
âTo support her husband. She understands him very well because theyâve been together for over 50 years, before they even got married. itâs a long time and they make each other laugh,â Levin added.
Not only Camilla steps in for her husband, but sheâs also very supportive of Kate Middleton, especially during the time she was away from the public following her planned abdominal surgery.
The Telegraphâs associate editor, Camilla Tominey, claimed that the queen âhas been trying to help [Catherine] through the media storm aspect in all of this.â
Tominey said, âI think before [Catherine] made the announcement because she was having to cope with the fallout of everything that was said about the Motherâs Day photo and everything else, I think Camilla lent some support.â
âBecause letâs be honest, [Camilla] knows what itâs like to have a difficult press. She knows what itâs like to shepherd children through a media storm,â she added.
So far, no member of the Firm has spoken about Kate or her cancer, but a few days ago, Queen Camilla âbrokeâ her silence while visiting Shrewsbury, where she met many royal fans at a farmerâs market. While there, two young girls handed Camilla a sign decorated a flower and a heart which read, âSend our love to Kate.â
Camilla posed with the sign, and allegedly told the girls, âI know that Catherine is thrilled by all the kind wishes and support,â as per royal expert Rebecca English.